The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Science. The lowest is 40% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Freedom Preparatory Academy
Freedom Preparatory Academy is a public charter school in Provo, Utah, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus. As a charter school, it operates independently of the local school district while remaining publicly funded, which means it has its own admissions process and its own governing board. The school is a single-campus entity that functions as its own district, a structure that gives families a direct line to school leadership but also means that the school’s offerings are what the campus itself can provide—there is no larger district to draw on for specialized programs or facilities.
The student body is large for a single charter school and is notably diverse. Slightly under half of students are white, and a comparable share are Hispanic, with smaller numbers of Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment tapers off in the upper high school grades, a pattern common among charter schools that may reflect students transferring to other options or graduating early; the twelfth-grade class is considerably smaller than the lower grades.
Academically, the school’s performance on state assessments across math, English language arts, and science falls below the midpoint among Utah County districts. On the RISE assessments, which are Utah’s standardized tests for grades three through eight, the school’s proficiency rates are modest. About two out of five students scored proficient in math and in ELA, and a similar share were proficient in science. These numbers place the school below the county median for overall academic performance. For a parent weighing the school, the state testing picture is a soft spot—proficiency rates are below what many Provo-area schools post, and a family would want to understand what academic supports the school offers for students who are below grade level, and what the school’s own internal benchmarks show.
Because the school serves all grade levels, the youngest students are not in the state testing system, and for high school students, data on graduation rates and college readiness were not available from the sources used here. A parent considering the school for high school should ask directly about graduation rates, college acceptance, and dual-enrollment opportunities.
The school is located in Provo, a city shaped by the presence of Brigham Young University and a growing tech and startup economy. Provo has been identified as one of the fastest-growing cities in Utah, though recent census estimates show relatively flat population trends. Housing values in the area are above the national median, and rental costs are elevated, reflecting the broader Wasatch Front housing market. The city has a defined downtown, a FrontRunner commuter rail station, and an emphasis on multimodal transportation, though outside the core the city is auto-oriented. Major employers include the university, Intermountain Health, and a cluster of tech firms.
For a family, the school’s single-campus, single-district structure means less administrative complexity but also less programmatic breadth than a large district might offer. The school’s demographic mix is more diverse than many Utah County schools, and the sizable low-income population suggests a school that serves a wide economic range. The academic performance, however, is a key consideration—families for whom strong test scores are a priority will want to compare this school’s results with other options in the area and ask about the school’s plans for improvement. In short, Freedom Preparatory Academy is a large, diverse charter school with a below-county-average testing profile, located in a growing university city, and families should press beyond the test data for a fuller picture of what the school offers its students.
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